‘We'd Dance On Your Grave’: Woman Who Lit Cigarette With Burning Khamenei's Photo Hails His Death

Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 11:52 IST

A woman went viral for relighting her cigarette with a burning picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei after his death earlier this year.

Khamenei’s Death: A woman who went viral earlier this year after a video showed her relighting a cigarette with a burning picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hailed the latter’s death in US-Israel joint airstrikes.

In a post on X, the woman, identified as Morticia Addams on social media, shared a video showing herself attending what appeared to be an anti-Iran regime rally in Canada, where she is now based.

“I said we’d dance on your grave, didn’t I?" she wrote in the caption. In another post, she was seen celebrating what she described as the “pathetic death" of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Quoting US President Donald Trump, she added, “He died like a rat."

Who Is This Woman?

The woman first gained global attention in January when footage circulated online showing her setting fire to an A4-sized photograph of Khamenei and using it to relight a cigarette. The clip became one of the defining images of large-scale anti-government protests in Iran at the time.

The clips, widely shared and reshared, have turned a small gesture into a powerful symbol of resistance. They also arrive at a moment of deep internal strain for Iran, where economic hardship, renewed nationwide protests and long-standing anger over women’s rights have converged.

She has described herself as an Iranian refugee and said she uses a pseudonym for safety reasons. In past statements, she claimed she was arrested and abused in Iran for her dissident activities before fleeing to Turkey. She has since reportedly obtained a student visa and is now living in Toronto.

Khamenei Killed In Joint Strikes

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was killed on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched a coordinated military operation targeting sites across Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Khamenei’s compound in Tehran had been destroyed. Iranian media reported that members of his family, including his daughter and granddaughter, were also killed in the strikes.

Tehran condemned the attacks as unprovoked and illegal and launched missiles at Israel and several countries in the region that host American military bases.

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